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Injustice of Last Episode!!

posted 9 years ago by hcadonis
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I'm more than happy to sit and watch my favourate episodes from the whole series i.e Star Bright, Future Boy, Evil Leaper, The Leap Home, It's a wondrful leap, the wrong Stuff etc however when it comes to watching the final episode I'm unable to watch it regularly because of what a downer it was. I know it was at a time when nobody knew if QL was going to be re-commisioned and the ongoing dispute between Universal and Bellisario but instead of answering the questions the fans wanted it did the opposite and left us in the dark.

The finale left alot to the viewers interpretation if Sam EVER really met AL, or negated project QL altogether and with some programs that may be fine however the injustice of the last episode still infuriates fans to this day. Dean and scott say publically to this day they support Don on how it ended (Philedelphia Comic-Con 2012) but I'd like to know privately their feelings and I bet they would jump at the chance to complete another season before passing the torch to the next generation.

QL really needs a movie or reboot (with Sam & Al at the helm)to tie up the mess of the last episode.

[–] rickathedj 9 years ago

I see a lot of people complaining about the last episode, but I liked it. That is my preferred ending that very few writers go for. All too often the final episode (when the series comes to a planned end,) everything is wrapped up in a neat little package; everyone goes their separate ways in their brand new lives and the series is done. I actually prefer it when they end like Quantum Leap, and in my mind I can envision the story continuing.

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[–] oldskul_luver 9 years ago

It may not be my all time favorite episode but I always get teary eyed knowing that Beth and Al are back together and that Sam never made it home. I want to cry now but I'll have a glass of wine instead:)

[–] Dark_Sithlord 9 years ago

Agree. I hated the episode when I first saw it many years ago, but have come to realize how good it actually is.

[–] beerguy55 9 years ago

What I like about it is they could, today, bring back Stockwell and Bakula and continue the story.

[–] hcadonis 9 years ago

They could and should but for the life of me I dunno why they don't want to especially how ambiguous it ended and fans wanting closure to the series.

[–] Herreken 9 years ago

Was this the episode where it showed a picture of Al leaping?

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[–] Insomniatic102 9 years ago

I never got the impression he negated meeting Al or working on Quantum Leap. Maybe I need to rewatch the finale.

[–] jbuckets 9 years ago

Do you and the OP mean to use the word "regretted" rather than "negated?"

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[–] Aegina1028 9 years ago

I remember hating it when I first saw it, and deciding to just ignore it. I'll have to see if I feel differently now, re-watching the whole series many years later.

[–] movie_show_critic 9 years ago

We are watching QL for the first time today. What a great series!

[–] dave626 9 years ago

I always thought that his leaps were going to get tougher as the other Al said, because when Al and Beth stayed together, Al never joined the project and someone else would have. As for why they did what they did, it was the network's fault of cancelling it without warning or giving it a movie type closure. However, no one's ever going to be pleased, whether Sam went home or not.

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[–] TheColossalAvenger 9 years ago

I would have liked Sam to have made it home, but honestly? At the same time, I think it totally fits his character choosing to go on "putting right what once went wrong".

[–] thesnowleopard 9 years ago

I hated the ending. Sure, it's nice that Al and Beth got put to rights, but Sam never gets to go home? Never met Al? Is stuck leaping through time forever? That's just depressing as hell and it doesn't make any sense, either.

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